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Nicky Wake is Managing Director of Don't Panic - an events management and awards company based in the North West of England. She is focussed, warm and kind-hearted. Earlier this year her husband Read more [...]

At 13.45pm today BBC Radio 4 will broadcast Pen Pals. It's a series celebrating the phenomenon of the international pen pal. When the producer approached me a year ago I chose my penpal, a pilot from Read more [...]

I'm eating breakfast at The Chancellors Hotel on Christmas Eve because this year I'm attending The Manchester Christmas Dinner. Whoop Whoop
This is a movement. The Christmas Dinners are lighting up Read more [...]

It could be said, family is a group of people constantly proving that each other exists. It could be said, family is a collection of memories disputed between one group of people over a lifetime. I blog Read more [...]

25 days in my life from 14th November to 8th December. Dawn to dusk.
On 14th I perform Something Dark at the new venue Storyhouse in Chester.
On 15thI travel to Manchester for Celebrity Read more [...]

Through restoring community, renewing civic life and claiming our place in the world, we build a society in which our extraordinary nature – our altruism, empathy and deep connection – is released. Read more [...]

At 11am a bank of photographers and TV crews await the Royal arrival at The Foundling Museum. I am inside, in the court room with three incredible artists: Cornelia Parker, Yinka Shonibare and Jodie Read more [...]

In this blog I am going to make you feel good (possibly) and ask for your help. The Christmas Dinner for care leavers was inspired by The Tope Project in 2012. . In 2013 the first Christmas dinner Read more [...]

Dear reader
The Oxford Christmas Dinner team are incredible and they've done some amazing work in making a brilliant Christmas Dinner last year. I received this message in September and wish them Read more [...]